Bibb-Crawford County GaArchives Cemeteries.....Parker Cemetery, Lizella, Georgia - Partial Survey More to Come ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Dana Norris dananorr@yahoo.com December 8, 2005, 12:40 pm Abstracted By: Dana Norris Small Cemetery located off Lower Thomaston Road, Bibb County, Georgia on property near present day Brown's Landing, formerly Charlie Brown's dairy. Last Name First Name Middle Name Birth Death Comment ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brown J.M. Sept 14, 1822 Oct. 28, 1897 Brown unknown unknown July 9, 1829 Dec. 16, 1911 wife of J.M. Brown Borwn Lilla Feb. 26, 1867 Oct 29, 1891 daughter of J.M. and E. Brown Chambless Amanda 1828 1911 Chambless Samuel 1824 1889 Davis Annie Eliza April 4, 1848 Jan. 11, 1884 wife of H.G. Davis Davis Henry G May 18, 1845 Oct. 8, 1885 Davis Mary Emma Sept 28, 1867 Nov. 22, 1883 daughter of H.G. and A.E. Davis Davis Mary Feb 1, 1813 Feb 27, 1887 A Devoted Member of Mt Paran Primitive Baptist Church Davis Gardner L Feb. 5, 1817 May 2, 1891 Deacon of Mt. Paran Primitive Baptist Church Davis Abram J Feb 25, 1843 Feb 18, 1911 Born Monroe County, Ga Hicks Sarah Dec 7, 1849 May 1, 1899 wife of J.R. Hicks Davis Mary Jane Parker March 29, 1849 October 16, 1910 wife of Abram, mother of gardner, daughter of John B Parker Parker John Brantley March 3, 1811 Sept. 23, 1883 son of Simon and Elizabeth Parker, deacon of Mt Paran Primitive Baptist Church Parker Eliza Chambliss April 5, 1819 Sept. 30, 1898 daughter of Samuel and Jane (Danielly) Chambliss Parker Simon Samuel Alonzo June 20, 1859 January 1, 1933 son of John and Eliza Parker Parker Anna Brown Callaway 1856 1899 first wife of Simon Samuel Alonzo Parker Parker Fannie May Brown May 7, 1882 August 12, 1902 second wife of Simon Samuel Alonzo Parker Parker Leola Brown May 2, 1841 October 26, 1867 last wife of Simon Samuel Alonzo Parker Brown Sarah Annie C March 16, 1841 November 22, 1866 Brown L.E. March 8, 1850 March 29, 1920 Brown L.E. August 30, 1851 January 10, 1929 Husband of Mrs. L.E. Brown Calloway Henry B October 8, 1832 October 25, 1901 Calloway Sarah A Chambliss May 15, 1835 July 1, 1891 wife of Henry B Calloway, daughter of Samuel and Jane Chambless, sister of Eliza Chambliss Parker Calloway Oscar November 2, 1871 May 7, 1926 son of Henry B Calloway Calloway Loula Eliza April 22, 1862 February 11, 1882 daughter of Henry B Calloway and Georgia Virginia Parker Calloway Calloway Georgia Virginia Parker February 12, 1843 October 15, 1865 first wife of Henry B Calloway, daughter of John and Eliza Parker Williams A J Co. A, 14th Georgia, Inf. C.S.A, husband of Rachel Saphronia Davis Williams Williams Rachel Saphronia Davis 1850 1895 wife of AJ Williams, daughter of Gardner Davis and Mary Chambliss Davis Heard Mary Francis Sept 10, 1859 February 24, 1859 wife of J T Heard Parker Thomas Jackson March 6, 1854 December 14, 1900 son of John and Elizabeth Parker Parker Julia Hattie Ellis Jordan September 1856 July 19, 1877 first wife of Thomas Jackson Parker, daughter of Rev. Josiah W and Hattie Jordan Parker Sarah A Chambliss 1850 1903 second wife of Thomas Jackson Parker, called Sallie Toole Hattie Parker February 20, 1879 April 1966 daughter of Thomas Jackson Parker, wife of Joseph Toole Toole Joseph Homer February 20, 1880 May 23, 1928 husband of Hattie Parker Toole Toole Leon August 23, 1913 May 13, 1913 son of Hattie Parker Toole Croom Sarah E June 24, 1886 September 4, 1889 daughter of RW and NC Croom Holt Sarah 1850 1926 Holt Richard 1843 1891 Brown Victoria April 18, 1853 December 8, 1913 Brown Henry J March 9, 1846 August 4, 1926 Co. C., 8th GA, Calvary, CSA Brown Daniel C October 1850 June 1853 Parker Alvis Eugene October 16, 1880 October 16, 1880 infant son of Thomas and Sarah Parker Dennis A C no date no date Dennis Caroline Parker 1826 April 7, 1859 wife of A C Dennis, daughter of Simon and Elizabeth Parker Parker William J December 17, 1841 January 15, 1920 son of John and Eliza Parker Parker Narcissa Jane Neel August 27, 1842 October 5, 1887 wife William J Parker, daughter of Perry and Jane Neel Parker Janie Eliza February, 7, 1885 December 7, 1885 daughter of William and Narcissa Parker Parker Willie Franklin January 14, 1879 September 15, 1879 infant son of William and Narcissa Parker Wadsworth Willie 1840 1924 Wadsworth Julia 1842 1921 Wadsworth John D 1879 1934 Wadsworth Ella 1838 1916 Mosely Mary Ann 1843 1846 Mosely Samuel T 1845 1847 Mosely William R March 30, 1818 November 1, 1864 Mosely Mary Ann Elizabeth Bickley February 27, 1823 May 15, 1897 wife of William R Mosely Mosely Mittie 1855 1874 Mosely William J January 29, 1842 August 17, 1897 Mosely Maggie C November 30, 1849 September 15, 1926 Mosely J H January 21, 1850 May 28, 1928 Mosely Mollie Davis February 18, 1859 July 25, 1904 wife of J H Mosely Parker Franklin Jefferson (FJ) June 11, 1851 June 5 1905 son of John and Eliza Parker Parker Sarah A Mosely February 12, 1852 February 23, 1936 wife of Franklin Jefferson Parker Mosely Samuel T 1845 1847 Haygood Fannie 1875 1931 Haygood Newton 1857 1931 Parker Rosa Anna May 2, 1891 February 5, 1966 daughter of Thomas Jackson Parker Additional Comments: The following document has come to me recently concerning the Parker Cemetery: Parker Cemetery 1840-1955 dated Nov 1, 1955 Through the donations of friends and relatives and some volunteer labor, this cemetery located twelve miles west of Macon on the lower Thomaston Highway, designated by a metal sign, "Parker Cemetery, established 1840", has been beautifully and substantially renovated. Undesirable trees, stumps, and undergrowth have been cleared away inside, and a space outside the ornamental steel wire fence, which has been painted bright aluminum. About thirty damaged and sunken graves gave new concrete slabs, the names and dates, where the names were obtainable. The entire lot has been graded and smoothed and planted in bermuda grass. The marble monuments, tombstones, and slabs have been leveled, plumbed, and cleaned with muriatic acid. Unknown graves have been marked with a small concrete slab, buried almost level with the ground, in order that a lawn mower can be run over the entire lot without stopping. A beautiful white painted bench with underneath tool compartment filled with necessary yard tools, is located under a large water oak just inside the fence which furnishes a comfortable resting place for visitors. The county has graded and resurfaced a beautiful driveway of about one hundred yards, from the highway to the cemetery. We take pride in preserving this old cemetery because it is old, and yet it is modern. It represents the resting place of our pioneer ancestors and friends and is continuously used as a burying ground by the community. Among the pioneer prominent citizens and landowners that originated this cemetery, and numbers of prominent Macon people are buried here, and they bear the following names: Simon Parker, a Primitive Baptist Minister, who married a Mosely, are great grandparents of the present Parker Family and owned extensive land holdings and he gave the land for this grave yard. John B Parker, son of Simon Parker, lived and died at the old Parker Homestead. He, his wife, and his deceased descendants are all buried in the old Parker family Cemetery. Samuel Alonzo Parker, a son of John B Parker, owned and operated the Parker Estate and lived in the old home, until his death in 1932. He was active and attentive in having the cemetery put in good order once a year. He is buried in the Parker ROw, with his three wives. Uncle Joe Brown, a prominent macon citizen, and many of his family rest here. H J Brown, an old Confederate Soldier, lived at his home and owned a land adjoining the Parker Estate. He raised a large, prosperous family. He was a deacon in the Primitive Baptist Church and was a pier among his community, serving on juries, executive committees, and as a County OFficer in building public roads. Charlie Brown, his grandson, now owns the old Parker homestead and operates one of the larges and most modern dairies in the county. William Rufus Mosely our grandfather an old pioneer landowner and citizen of the community died a comparatively young man at 46 of hard work exposure and privations, during the dark days of the Confederacy of 1864 while his eldest son, William, 21, was serving, in the Virginia Army, and could not get a furlough to come to his father's funeral. William J Mosely, my father, arrived home from the Army May 1, 1865, made a wooden plow stock the next day and planted a crop, to help suport his widowed Mother and five younger brothers and sisters. He later bought land adjoining the Parker Estate, married and raised a family, and became a prominent citizen. In the early eighties, he was appointed by the Governor of Georgia, as Ex Officio JP. He served as peace officer, collecting agency, marraige magistrate and trial judge until his death in 1897. J E Mosely was the youngest son of Rufus Mosely. He lived at the old homestead and took care of his mother until she died in 1897. He married Ada Petty and raised one son. He was Justice of the Peace, managed State and County Elections and was a member of the Democratic Executive Committee for a number of years. He afterwards owned the old Moselfy home in which he was born, and died int he same home ninety years later, in 1953. A J Davis of Macon, farmed a few years, then moved to Macon, and ran a mercantile business. He raised a large family and served as coroner of Bibb County for a number of years. Henry G Davis, brother of A J Davis and son of Gardner Davis of Montelier Springs and of Crawford County, was grandfather of a very prominent family in Macon and he was active in sports. He was a great fox hunter and one of the finest violinits in this part of the country. His daughter Mrs Tom Drew, has had his violin refurbished and laid away for a keepsake. Henry B Callaway and wife, relatives of the Parker Family, lived in Macon. He ran one of the first orphanges in the City of Macon located in front of the present Supermarket now owned by Troy Raines at the corner of Montpelier and Pionono Ave. A number of Callaways are buried out here. Many other prominent people are buried here, bear the names of Heard, Hicks, Chambless, Holt, Jones, Toole, Haygood, Irwin, Meek, Heath, WIlliams, Wadsworth, Croom, Jackson, Dennis, and a number of others. There are a half dozen or more old Confederate Veterans buried here whose legible names are HJ Brown, WJ Mosely, WJ Parker, AJ Davis, AJ Williams, and RB Holt. Sixty years ago, there was no such thing as a hired grave digger at this cemetery. The men of the community volunteered and dug the graves, while the wives of the nearby families of Parker, Brown, and Mosely, prepared a sumptuous dinner ofr the distant attendants of the funerals. We are glad to spend our labor and means for the purpose of beautifying and preserving this last resting place of our ancestors, relatives, friends, and loved ones. We have spent about 300.00 individual money, beside our labor, more than has been donated. Any other contributions will be appreciated. HF Brown, Macon, Georgia, RFD#2, Treasurer. 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